how to crochet book

leshoequeen

Can anyone recommend a book on learning to crochet for beginners?  Unfortunately there are no classes or lessons around me that I have found.  Thank you!  

Rock-n-Voll

When I started out I just hit up the library for a bunch of different books.  They might have videos too (I borrowed those to learn knitting).  YouTube is also very helpful for learning different stitches.

cg-pm52111

Have you tried youtube?  That's how I taught myself to knit.  There are some great videos that will show you how.

I own THIS book that I like a lot and the beginning pages show you how to do all the basic stitches.  It also shows how to combine basic stitches to make pretty things.

BlueLikeJazz

I used the Klutz How to Crochet book and it was pretty easy to pick up!

When I wasn't quite sure, I used youtube, but I found the book very helpful (and it comes with everything you need to get started!)

leshoequeen

Thanks everyone!  I hadn't thought of using youtube but I'll check that out too.

Nova726

Can you just look to see what your local library has?  I feel crafting books get so expensive and I rarely use them after I buy them. 

Chloeagh

I learned to knit using The Knitter's Bible, which I liked, and I know they have a crochet version. For crochet, I had a friend teach me chain and single crochet, and the rest I searched on the internet. There is some pretty helpful stuff out there. I've also seen a lot of crocheting kits, with multiple hooks, accessories, and a beginner's crochet book. I picked one up for the hooks and the patterns and the book was helpful.